PINKTOE TARANTULA (AVICULARIA AVICULARIA) TARÂNTULA, GUYANA PINKTOE, SOUTH AMERICAN PINKTOE.

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Channel: Fauna and Flora · 2015 · Pets & Animals

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(Tarantulas are venomous, but most species do not pose a significant danger to humans!)

Pinktoe tarantula. Scientific name: Avicularia avicularia. Brazilian name: Tarântula. Domain: Eukaryota, Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Arachnida, Order: Araneae, Family: Theraphosidae. Also known as: Guyana pinktoe or South American pinktoe. Diet: Mainly insects, including crickets, moths, grasshoppers, cockroaches and small tree frogs, and even small lizards, such as Anolis. Geographic distribution: Native to Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Trinidad and Tobago, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.
(Note: Mature Avicularia avicularia has a dark-colored body and pink feet. Juvenile specimens, however, have pink bodies and dark-colored feet and undergo reversion in their coloration as they approach adulthood at 4-5 years. A fully grown specimen can reach up to six inches in length).

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